Welfare

The food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, helped 45 million people in 2015 and accounted for $74 billion in spending. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Editorials

Trump’s food stamp reforms are working

May 5, 2026 5:00 am

family budget family finances new parents

Columnists

Forget universal daycare. Just give new parents cash

Timothy P. Carney -

May 1, 2026 5:59 am

Op-Eds

Blue states can’t ignore welfare fraud forever

Tim Puglisi -

April 29, 2026 6:00 am

Child welfare child care philanthropy donors waste fraud

Magazine

How foundations that support child welfare lost their way

Naomi Schaefer Riley -

April 24, 2026 5:39 am

Op-Eds

Trump is cracking down on the welfare fraud no one’s talking about

Kristi Stahr, Ryan Young -

March 30, 2026 10:57 am

Vice President JD Vance, chair of the newly formed Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, speaks during the task force's first meeting in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Finance

Vance kicks off anti-fraud task force aimed at stopping ‘theft’ of taxpayer money

Hailey Bullis -

March 27, 2026 12:50 pm

A crucifix is silhouetted in front of a stained glass window.

In Focus

Can government lead a religious revival?

Conn Carroll -

March 16, 2026 2:00 pm

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Don’t tax the public housing poor like they’re rich

Howard Husock -

March 10, 2026 6:00 am

A government program designed to ease low-income families off welfare by helping them find work may not increase employment because of loopholes that allow the money to be spent elsewhere. (iStock Photo)

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

States can strengthen families and fight welfare dependence and fraud

Matt Weidinger, John Engler -

March 5, 2026 6:00 am

People suffering from homelessness set large tents next to the Emmanuel Baptist Rescue Mission on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes. In contrast, people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled for safety. Shelters were adding beds for the city's homeless population of nearly 75,000 people.

Finance

LA County cuts nearly $200 million in homeless services to narrow budget deficit

Emily Hallas -

February 4, 2026 12:13 pm

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